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Medical Xpress / Treating disease at birth: How a brief spike in testosterone sets the trajectory for disease that appears decades later

Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) is a rare inherited disease that causes progressive muscle weakness and wasting in men. Patients typically develop early symptoms such as hand tremors in their 30s, but diagnosis ...

Mar 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Pain neurons protect nerve health and offer new therapeutic targets

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that helps pain sensing nerve cells stay healthy and respond to injury. The findings, published in Nature Communications, may improve understanding ...

Mar 27, 2026
Phys.org / Study finds emissions cuts can mask lack of systemwide change toward climate neutrality

Many countries have adopted ambitious climate protection targets, typically measuring progress through emissions reductions and the expansion of renewable energy. But according to a research team led by Germán Bersalli of ...

Mar 28, 2026
Phys.org / A Hall 'rectenna' can detect signals over a 100 GHz frequency range

Many current wireless communication, imaging and sensing technologies rely on components that convert oscillating electric and magnetic fields (i.e., electromagnetic waves) into electrical signals. Some of the most used components ...

Mar 22, 2026
Tech Xplore / Integrated strategy unlocks 29.76% efficiency for all-perovskite tandem solar cells

Two stacked layers comprise tandem solar cells (TSCs), with each subcell absorbing different wavelengths of sunlight, which makes TSCs more efficient than single-layer solar cells. All-perovskite TSCs hold great promise for ...

Mar 27, 2026
Phys.org / Bioluminescent bacterial partner proves essential for squid development

The Hawaiian bobtail squid, a small, multi-colored native of coastal waters in Hawai'i, uses bioluminescence to camouflage itself and evade predators. However, the costume change is only possible through an exclusive symbiotic ...

Mar 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / New tool rates diet misinformation by potential for harm, not just true or false

A new tool that not only identifies diet and nutrition misinformation online but also evaluates the content's risk for potential harm has been developed by a team of UCL researchers. The work has been published in Scientific ...

Mar 27, 2026
Phys.org / Novel approach allows studying the DNA of otters without disturbing them

Studying endangered animal species without disturbing them and disrupting their natural habitat could be highly advantageous, as it would contribute to their protection and prevent unnecessary stress. Conventional methods ...

Mar 22, 2026
Phys.org / Programmable superconducting diode can flow on command

A team of researchers led by the University of Pittsburgh demonstrated a programmable superconducting diode at the LaAlO3/KTaO3 (LAO/KTO) interface, an advance that holds potential to enhance/help usher in the future of next-generation ...

Mar 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / Do you love sleeping with your pet? Science reveals there's a tricky trade‑off

For some pet guardians, their pets are present in their lives from the moment they wake up to the moment they go to bed. This happens because cats, dogs and other companion animals are increasingly perceived as family members. ...

Mar 28, 2026
Phys.org / Job hopping builds hidden 'mobility benefit'

A history of job changes could be a red flag on a résumé, or it could signal a job candidate with an important "mobility benefit" that will help them begin a new job, says new research from Rebecca Kehoe, professor of Human ...

Mar 28, 2026
Phys.org / DNA shape explains crucial gene-therapy challenges

CRISPR is a powerful DNA-editing tool that has underpinned huge advancements in human health care in the last decade. It is a precision tool, but is not perfect, and misplaced DNA edits can compromise safety and efficacy, ...

Mar 26, 2026